GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY TESTS/5181332
Course Title: SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY TESTS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knows the importance of soil tests
Knows the importance of the liquid limit test
Knows the strong and weak points of the liquid limit test (Casagrande and Cone Penetration)
Knows the importance of index tests
Knows the classification of soils
Knows the consolidation test and its evalaluation
Knows the shear box test and its evalaluation
Knows the triaxial test and its evalaluation
Knows the compaction test and its evalaluation
Knows the CBR test and its evalaluation
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The place and importance of the laboratory tests in soil mechanics applications
2. Week  Liquid limit tests (Casagrande and Cone Penetration Methods)
3. Week  Plastic and shrinkage limit tests
4. Week  Specific gravity test
5. Week  Sieve analysis and Hydrometer test
6. Week  Laser diffraction test
7. Week  Classification of soils (according to USCS and AASHTO)
8. Week  Midterm Exam-Dry unit weight – water content relationship (compaction) tests
9. Week  Dry unit weight – water content relationship (compaction) tests
10. Week  CBR test
11. Week  Consolidation test
12. Week  Consolidation test
13. Week  Triaxial compression test
14. Week  Direct shear test, Permability tests
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
8
3
24
 Preparing a Presentation
6
3
18
 Presentation
6
3
18
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
3
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
3
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
198
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.92
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop expertise knowledge in a civil engineering specialty area founded on their graduate competenceX
2Realize the interaction between disciplines associated with their specialty areaX
3Use the theoretical and practical expertise knowledge gained in their specialty areaX
4Create new knowledge by integrating their knowledge area with the knowledge coming from different disciplines; and solve problems that need expertise by using scientific research methodsX
5Devise a problem in their specialty area, develop a solution methodology, solve the problem, and interpret the results and take action if necessaryX
6Develop new strategic approaches to unforeseen and complex scenarios in their specialty area and create solutions with taking responsibilityX
7Criticize the knowledge in their specialty area, guide the learning process, and independently direct high level studiesX
8Systematically communicate the recent developments in their specialty area and their own studies to groups both inside and outside their specialty area, orally, in writing and visuallyX
9Examine social relationships and the norms that dictate them with a critical point of view; develop and take action to change these norms if necessaryX
10Communicate orally and in writing with at least one foreign languageX
11Use computer software at a level required by their specialty area with drawing upon information and communication technology at a high levelX
12Develop strategic, political, and application plans associated with their specialty area, and analyze the attained results within total quality processesX
13Protect social, scientific, and ethical values during collection, interpretation, and dissemination stages of the data associated with their specialty area; instruct and supervise these valuesX
14Apply problem solving skills and the assimilated knowledge within their specialty area to multidisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZER)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozerm)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ozerm@gazi.edu.tr)